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. . . I'd prefer to see Endymion back in Mid-City if, for no other reason, than to avoid the uniquely rude and territorial crowd of young white suburban types it tends to draw. The ladder is the bane of my Carnival existence and Endymion fans bring them out in force. But that's not all they bring. Endymion crowds usually begin to gather along the parade route one or two days before the actual parade. The squatters use ladders, spray paint and rope to claim and defend a plot of real estate on the neutral ground for themselves and their young white larvae. Woe to the parade goer who wishes to travel from one side of the street to the other by crossing the sovereign territory of the Endymion soccer mom. He will be treated to all manner of dirty looks and crude lectures about respecting her roped off piece of public property. This ridiculous sociopathic inability to comprehend the nature of a public event does not belong in Mardi Gras. Unfortunately it has established itself as standard behavior among the yuppies who throng for Endymion.

3. Mr. Mel keeps posting gems from various media around the country. His perspective from outside the morass of Our Fair City provides much to this blog.

3 comments:

Stamping feet and pouting Waaaaa! I wanna see Endymion. Waaa, waaaa, waaaa. My kids actually have a 4 day weekend off from school this year. The timing is PERFECT. But we can't go due to baseball tryouts that saturday.

Jeffrey can vent his frustrations about Endymion to the NOPD. They are the reason Endymion is where it is. Check out nopickles.net for more.

And the Endymion route, the old route, isn't as territorial and crazy with the land-grabbers if you head below Broad and watch. That's where the parade really gets started anyway. But you'll never get that chance again, it seems.